Proposed insecticide ban worries canola growers

Health Canada wants to phase out use of Matador

Canola farmers across the country are worrying over Health Canada’s proposed ban on the use of Lamba-cyhalothrin, a widely-used insecticide.

Lamba-cyhalothrin, commonly known as Matador from Syngenta, helps control pests such as flea beetles, cutworms, bertha armyworms and diamondback moths, according to an August release from the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

Producers have until Sept. 21 to share their comments with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), a branch of Health Canada responsible for pesticide regulation.